A resident of a village near Wantage has branded the council ‘completely useless’ over the ongoing flooding of the road outside his house.

Mark Barclay lives in a property in West Challow in the Vale of White Horse.

He explained that the residents have nicknamed the flooded road ‘Lake Challow’ due to the volume of water in the area.

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Mr Barclay said: “We have lived here for nearly four years and in that time I have had running battles with the council about the road or rather what’s left of it.

“There is no drainage as the drains are either blocked up with mud or in the wrong place.

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“This leads to flooding and this is damaging the brick work on my house; the bank next to the road has eroded which has led to my fence being unstable.

“I have been using Fix My Street and have sent an email to the leader of the County Council.”

Fix My Street is a website where residents can report problems which are then sent to the council on their behalf.

Mr Barclay continued: “We have been getting nowhere. They are completely useless.”

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Last week, contractors came to ‘fix’ the flooding on the road, but Mr Barclay claims they have in fact made the situation worse.

He said: “They just dumped a load of tarmac into the hole and it is not working.

“The drains are blocked, and proper work needs to be done.”

Mr Barclay explained that several residents have concerns about the safety of ‘Lake Challow’.

He said: “We have a lot of walkers and horse riders who come down the road and numerous children have fallen and injured themselves.

“Delivery drivers just fly through.”

Oxfordshire County Council has been approached for comment.

A council spokesperson said: "Oxfordshire County Council will jet and clear the existing drainage system by the end of next week.

"We are also investigating a number of pothole issues.

"This location has been added to the council’s list of future proposed drainage improvements areas.

"The priority of this location will be determined amongst other high priority sites within Oxfordshire and delivered where future budgets allow.

"We will continue to monitor the location and undertake action to repair any defects identified in line with our highway inspection policy."